Will the war force Russia to abandon the dollar?

For many Russian officials and businessmen (including Putin&#039;s inner circle), the dollar has become increasingly unreliable since the annexation of Crimea. At the same time, for many Russians, the dollar is still one of the main indicators of the state of affairs in the country. What place does the dollar exchange rate occupy in the economic and political views of Russian residents? Is it possible to judge the state of the economy from it? And will the country&#039;s dependence on the dollar be less because of the war? We explain in this episode. The Signal podcast is an appendix to the email newsletter of the same name from the creators of Meduza. Our newsletter helps more than a hundred thousand readers truly understand the news. Subscribe to the newsletter: <a href="https://getsignal.news/." target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://getsignal.news/.</a> All new subscribers receive the latest issue of Signal and a few select emails. Follow the announcements in telegram: <a href="https://t.me/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://t.me/meduzasignal</a> And on Twitter: <a href="https://x.com/meduzasignal" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://x.com/meduzasignal</a> 00:00 Dollar exchange rate 02:19 Is the dollar exchange rate a symbol? 07:36 Can you generally judge the Russian economy based on the dollar exchange rate? 13:27 Will the war put an end to dollar hegemony?